As noted in the comments on the earlier post about the site index, there was a problem with my archived copy of Roadhouse 012. Thanks to Roadhouse listener Michael, that issue has been resolved. He kindly provided me with his own archived copy of the show this morning, and it’s now available from the show [...]

Following several listener requests for the older shows, I spent some time on Sunday updating the archives. I created a new page with download links to the shows, going all the way back to Roadhouse 001. This is the first time they’ve all been available on a single page. The link is also available in [...]

I’m deep into the first night of the IH Mississippi Valley Blues Festival. The weather, while warm and humid, is actually pretty pleasant. I just watched a strong set from the Kilborn Alley Blues Band. From Champaign, IL, they focus heavily on gritty Chicago blues. A good set, all the way around.

I also popped over [...]

I’m glad to welcome another visionary blues label to The Roadhouse: legendary Chicago label Delmark. Delmark has been the home of many of the Chicago blues greats over the years. And, at one time, had one employee – Bruce Iglauer, who went on to start Alligator. The addition of Delmark opens a deep catalog for [...]

The Mississippi Valley Blues Festival will be held July 3-5, with a great lineup.

Anton, The Roadhouse’s “man behind the curtain” for the Premium and Deluxe editions, is a featured GeekDad in today’s online Wired.

Cape Day 2008 in Dallas.

See—the reach of The Roadhouse is far and wide!

I’ve updated The Roadhouse Store to better display the nice selection of Roadhouse Swag available at CafePress. Show your inimitable tastes in music, podcasts and clothing by making a purchase from The Roadhouse Store in the far right tab above.

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Brad will give you a bit of background and information on the blues, then jump right in by teaching you the 12 bar blues, 8 bar blues, the blues shuffle as well as the first position in the Blues scale. After that is done he will cover some chord and scal

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This site mostly provides the musical career of Lead Belly and how it has influenced many American style musicians in the years after his death. It gives a small biographical overview, but it mostly informs about the music of the legend. It also gives you